Must Read Immigration Articles and Posts: February 14, 2013

Yesterday’s hearing on immigration reform in the Senate Judiciary Committee dominated the coverage. The testimony from Jose Antonio Vargas generated a lot of attention. The four Democratic Senators in the “Gang of Eight” met with President Obama last night. And, there’s a lot of discussion about the GOP and immigration reform — lots of efforts underway to mend fences. But, read to the end and you’ll find advice to the GOP on immigration from one of the leading anti-immigrant members of Congress, Lamar Smith (R-TX).

As promised above, Rep. Lamar Smith proffers political wisdom to his fellow Republicans on the issue of immigration reform. Of course, Smith is a big supporter of self-deportation and that strategy has led the GOP’s demise with Latino voters in 2012:

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